Electronic Arts revealed during a Thursday earnings call that the company's first big full-game console download, Burnout Paradise, has sold 20,000 units in its first three weeks on PlayStation Network.

Full game downloads are only a small part of EA's online plans. The company recently announced the BioWare MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic and also launched Warhammer Online in recent weeks.
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criteriongames.com writes:

"We're finally ready to unveil the first in a wide range of new Burnout Paradise content for 2009.

Our first pack of the year will be called Burnout Paradise Party.

Burnout Paradise is an awesome social game, but the action's all online. With Party, we wanted to create something for when all the players are in one place – gathered around a single screen.

Fans of the classic Crash Mode from Burnout 2: Point of Impact will know that this is not the first time we've done something like this. And we hope the response to Party is as warm as it was for Crash mode.

So, if you like to get together and play games, it's time to break out the drinks, party hats and balloons!"
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videogaming247 writes: "Criterion's announced Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box – a special edition release that includes the game plus the previously Cagney and Bikes content updates, and something called "Burnout Paradise Party content.""
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PS3Fanboy writes:

Checked out CriterionGames.com recently? You might have noticed that they've completely revamped the site. Not only does it look swish and sexy, but it harbors some interesting information about upcoming Burnout Paradise content. You know, that game which came out in January but which people are still playing today? The game that's had copious amounts of free downloadable expansions and which was the first third party disc-based title to patch in trophies?

Four new expansions are listed on the "coming soon" section of the new Criterion Games website. While at the moment they're simply numbered packs, they will be unveiled, one by one, over the next four fridays, starting on October 31st. The only other information we're given about these packs is that we expect to see them arrive in Spring 2009. So after all this year's great games are played and forgotten, we're convinced we'll still be playing Burnout Paradise well after a year since release.

We'll keep you informed as and when these expansion packs are unveiled.
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Stephen Totilo of MTV Multiplayer writes:

"So what product is being advertised in the PS3 version of Paradise City on the billboard that's running Obama on the 360? Take a look:"
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Game Politics.com have only gotten one report of this, which seems a bit odd, but an Xbox Live gamer who goes by Dragunov765 has posted photos of what appear to be in-game ads for Barack Obama.
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Today Playfire launched a major update to the PF trophy system. We've overhauled the profile page trophy module significantly. It now functions like an overview and takes up way less profile page space. To do this we've moved all the trophies listed here previously to a brand new trophy cabinet page (but more on that later Wink). In the new module you can find cool stats like your percentage complete for your games and your leaderboard rank (dun dun dah!) plus lots of other cool stats about your trophies.

Click on the cabinet link or on a game title will take you to the new trophy cabinet I mentioned a second ago. It's basically a way to view yours and others hard earned trophies. We felt trophies were pretty important so we dedicated a whole page to them which we even styled like the XMB trophy system with a fully functioning, animated progress bar! Simply click "show all" to view all of your glorious trophies "XMB style".

we've added a brand new trophy leader board that you can use to see how you fair amongst your Playfire friends, fellow countryman and even the global PSN elite!
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Criteriongames reports:

G'Day Down Under!

Great news for Ozzie and Kiwi Burnout Paradise Fans.

Tomorrow – Thursday 9th October '08 – you'll finally be able to head for the PlayStation Store and pick up the full version of Burnout Paradise.

This is the same game as you can buy on disk, so it will immediately update with our recent FREE software updates – The 1st pack (Codenamed Cagney), Burnout Bikes and of course our PlayStation 3 Trophy support pack.

See you online soon.
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In a time when the video game industry as a whole is enjoying record profits month-over-month, you would be hard pressed to find a gaming exec directly asserting an anti-GameStop movement was taking place. Indirectly, however, the evidence is coalescing right in front of our eyes.

Earlier this month, GamePro reported that Criterion Games was releasing a rather robust--and rather free--motorcycle upgrade for the months-old Burnout Paradise. While the upgrade was great for gamers, one source at EA told GamePro that the move was more a counterattack against used game sales, than it was to satisfy fans of the series.
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The version 1.5 patch for Burnout Paradise has went live this morning, meaning that you can now get started on building your collection.

It was thought that the Trophies were to be retroactive, however it has been confirmed on Criterion's website that they are not as it states "Burnout Paradise saves are locked to your profile. We had hoped to use this to retroactively award trophies, but we discovered during testing that this is not possible. You will therefore require a fresh game-save to receive trophies in Burnout Paradise. If you're familiar with PS3 trophies already, you'll recognise that this works in the same way as all other games that have added trophy support post-release".

*Update*

The patch only seems to be live in Europe at the moment, however it has been confirmed it will hit everywhere later today.
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PS3Trophies.org have just revealed the Burnout Paradise trophies that have been a long time coming.

Criterion had announced the trophy patch some time ago and finally the list has been revealed and it looks like the patch is due on the 25th of this month. The game features 64 trophies; 1 platinum, 4 gold, 11 silver and 48 bronze.
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Criterion Games announced
"Burnout Paradise - full game out this Thursday on the PlayStation Store
We announced a few weeks back that you'd soon be able to buy Burnout Paradise on the PlayStation Store.

We're now able to confirm that this will be released on this coming Thursday (25th September).

Buying the game gets you all the original Burnout Paradise disk content. If you missed it, that's all 5 neighborhoods in the Paradise City open world filled with hundreds of Road Rage, Stunt Run, Marked Man and Burning Route events. Every street in the city features a Road Rules record time and Showtime score to beat. Take it online, and you'll witness the seamless arrival of up to 7 friends. Collaborate with them to beat 350 Freeburn Challenges – simple challenges taking you all over Paradise City."
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If you've downloaded the latest Bikes update for Burnout Paradise, codename Davis, to discover that your awards are missing, fear not. It turns out the game is still aware of your awards, but there is a bug with displaying the correct amount.

The team at Criterion Games is aware of the issue and should be releasing a patch to correct it shortly. Read the original post after the jump.
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Some users on Criterion Forum already downloaded the "Bikes update".
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If you though the Cagney patch was groundbreaking, well Criterion promises that this second addition will be the best add-on for Burnout Paradise to date. One of the biggest additions to the game is the inclusion of motorcycles. Continue reading for a summary of the details.
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GamingIndians reports:
The PlayStation 3's Platinum Games line-up just keeps getting better. After the likes of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, MotorStorm and Resistance: Fall of Man, you can now race around Paradise City for less with Burnout Paradise joining the ranks. (Note: SCEE's Platinum Games line-up differs from SCEA's Greatest Hits)
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From CriterionGames.com:

"We're finally able to announce that our latest free downloadable Burnout pack bikes will be out 18th September!!!

It's tough to give specific dates on downloadable content, because we don't know for certain until the last minute. But hey, we're really excited about bringing bikes to Burnout, so we're going to take a chance and tell you that we're aiming for September 18 – that's this coming Thursday!"
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Jeremy Chubb, the Producer at Criterion Games posts on PlayStation blog:

"We're working flat out to bring you yet another free content pack for Burnout Paradise – and this one's the Bike Pack!

If you missed our recent posts, we're trying something new with downloadable content this year. We want to completely change the game we brought you back in January with regular game changing updates. That means more than just a couple of cars and a new level.

For the first time in a Burnout game, we're bringing you motorcycles. We've already talked about the 2 bikes available from Day 1 and some of the bike-specific gameplay that's on the way, but there's more to this pack than that. We're introducing night time to the streets of Paradise City and with it, some unique gameplay."
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Operation Burnout has discovered the map of the Burnout Paradise island on the screen of a computer in the background of a Crash TV podcast. The map isn't big or detailed, in fact it's pretty blurry and small, but you can still get an overview of the size of the place.
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Criterion gives an update on what to expect when the new bike pack is released. Apparently the update extends the game another 9-10 hours. 70 new challenges are included and also a fresh new map of the city. And to top it off it is another FREE update.
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